4/2/11 – My Kind of Saturday

Today was just perfect as perfect can be! We had a good night of sleep from everybody, only up once for the first time in a long time, and Olivia slept right though it! The girls even slept in until about 8:00AM! I couldn’t believe it (yes, that IS sleeping in for us now)! Christian whipped up some yummy breakfast while we girls hung out and played for a while.

After breakfast, we all quickly showered and got ready for the day. As I mentioned the other day, “Our” photographer has her Easter mini-sessions going on today, so we headed over for the girls’ shoot. They did SO great, they both cooperated so well and I really can’t wait to see these pictures. They are going to be beyond adorable!

After pictures, we headed home in hopes of nap time. I was able to feed Amelia and get her down right away, but Olivia just kept fighting her nap like crazy. I eventually just left her in there to at least “rest” even if she wasn’t going to nap. Meanwhile, it was SO beautiful outside, that Christian took the opportunity to get some work done around the house. He took down all of the Christmas lights and packed them away, and did a little cleaning up in the garage. I finally gave in and got Olivia out of bed and dressed, and we joined daddy outside for a while. She rode her bike for a little bit, and actually did really well. She can work the pedals better than we expected, but still ends up going backwards quite a bit…she’ll get it soon though. Amelia woke up from her nap, and we all headed up on a nice, long family walk with the wagon. Amelia did not know what to think about it at first, and was furious that we were making her wear a hat, but she ended up doing really well and was very interested in everything around her.

We arrived home, Christian did some final cleaning up in the garage, I fed Amelia, and we decided it would be a good night for some Chipotle. So we packed up the family and were on our way…but the line at Chipotle was seriously out the door and down the block…so we nixed that idea, and stopped in to Perkins instead. I’m so happy that we can finally get out and about as a family of 4, without Amelia causing a scene everywhere we go. Life is MUCH happier now days, that’s for sure!

After dinner, we just hung out around the house for a bit, watched some TV, played with some toys, had some treats…just a good night, at home, with each other. So, it was a wonderful Saturday, and it makes me really anxious for this warmer weather to settle in for the long run. It’s going to be great being able to get outside and have some more entertainment options for the girls! Here are some pictures of our outdoor fun!